Head Chef, Quality And Compliance

Walsall College; Walsall; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

West Midlands Pension Fund

Outstanding staff training and team

ZEST Health & Wellbeing initiative

Cycle to Work scheme

Best of Walsall discounts

Simply Health care

Employee Assistance Programme

Reward and recognition scheme

Access to The Hub Gym, Spa & Sports

Job summary

Walsall College is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead kitchen operations across the College's catering services, including the Littleton Restaurant, driving high standards of food quality, presentation, hygiene and customer service while developing the catering team.

You will oversee food safety, allergen management and compliance across sites, ensuring effective cost control, resource management and waste reduction.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Head Chef to lead kitchen operations across the College's catering services, including the Littleton Restaurant.

You will drive high standards of food quality, presentation, hygiene and customer service, while leading and developing the catering team. You will also oversee food safety, allergen management and compliance across all sites, ensuring effective cost control, resource management and waste reduction.

If you have strong culinary leadership skills and a commitment to quality, compliance and excellent food service, we would love to hear from you.

For full specification requirements please refer to the job description.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive salaries.
• Enrolment into the West Midlands Pension Fund with generous employer contributions.
• Outstanding staff training and team building programme.
• ZEST is the College's Health & Wellbeing initiative for our staff.
• Staff incentive schemes including Cycle to Work scheme and 'Best of Walsall' discounts.
• Simply Health care scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• State of the art campuses with the latest industry facilities, including our Graduate Salon of Hair and Beauty and on site Little Professors' Nursery.
• Access to 'The Hub' offering a Gym, Spa & Sports Clinic and The Littleton Restaurant.

We are passionate about promoting equality of opportunity and creating a working environment where diversity is recognised and celebrated and everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. Our environment is diverse in character and student population. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from Black Minority Ethnic origin and those with a disability.

Walsall College is committed to safeguarding our children and young people/vulnerable adults. We uphold fundamental British Values and expect all our employees to do the same. The post that you will be applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including previous employment checks, online searches and an Enhanced DBS Check. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.